A quotation from Russell, Bertrand

To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
“Censorship by Progressives,” New York American (1934-10-11)

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